This suit channels the serious and intelligent woman Mugler has often identified as his ideal client, abandoning the constricting styles he helped popularize earlier in his career. Straight-legged trousers give the wearer a sense of height and presence. The jacket, nipped in at the waist, gives a subtle indication of the feminine figure that belies the suit's masculine tuxedo styling. This experimentation with new ways to represent his clients as powerful, yet sexy, women successfully transitioned Mugler into the minimalist aesthetic of the 1990s.

Object Number: 2005.90.9

Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
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New York City 10001-5992